The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought, the school’s chancellor announced Wednesday.

"If these funds remain suspended, it will be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the nation," UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said.

President Trump is ramping up his attacks on public universities.After months of waging a campaign against private, largely Ivy League institutions, the Trump administration has turned to the University of California,